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First Aired - 10/27/2009 04:00PM
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Ever feel confused at a wine tasting? Have no idea what tannins are? Special guest and instructor Tracey Ellen Kamens stops by At The Root Of It to discuss what makes wine taste the way it does, and why certain wines age better than others.
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Weekly Wine Recap (4:22)
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Erin Fitzpatrick, At The Root Of It, US TTB, Happy Canyon, Italy's 09 vintage output will be lower than expected, Penfolds Grange, auction estimates in Hong Kong are high, Vogelzang Vineyards,Recognizing The Four Compenents Of Wine With Tracey Ellen Kamens (18:49)
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http://grandcruclasses.com, From Mystery To Mastery, Grand Cru Classes, tasting lessons, wine, understanding the process of aging, many consumers are confused when choosing a bottle, vintage wines, component tasting, sweetness, what does additional sugar taste like in wine?, sugar can act as a preservative, aciditiy, imagine biting into a lemon to imagine acidity, without acidity the sweetness seems flat, tannin, tannic wines are red wines, young wines have a more pronunced tannin structure, tannins soften over time, tannins are found in grape skins and oak, Dolcetto grapes, Cabernet Sauvignon, red wines and red meat, alcohol, alcohol content is not directly related with taste, tannins are plant compounds that are bitter and astringent, Tracy Ellen Kamens, polyphenols, phenolic compounds,Aging, Oak Barrels & The Structure of Wine (9:45)
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Tekserve, Jack Inslee, is sweetness the same as ripeness?, aging, New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling 1966, Burgundy Chardonnay ages well, how did Bordeaux become synonymous with aged wine?, young wines have more fruit forward aromas, as the wine ages bottle decay brings out more flavors, pigmentation can fall out of the solutoin and become sediment,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
